2021 HIGHER EDUCATION IMPACT DISTRICT 16 CONNORS STATE COLLEGE · NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY · OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES · OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY - TULSA · OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, OKMULGEE · UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA - TULSA HIGHER EDUCATION IN OKLAHOMA • Oklahoma’s public colleges and universities remain one of the most significant positive impacts on the state’s economy, communities and citizens. REP. SCOTT FETGATTER More than 206,000 students enrolled annually. Phone: (405) 557-7373 Nearly 37,000 degrees and certificates awarded in the last academic year. Email: [email protected] • U.S. News and World Report ranks Oklahoma tuition and fees as 12th-lowest in the nation and student debt at graduation as 13th-lowest in the nation. • STEM degrees and certificates conferred at state system institutions increased 54% over the last nine years. • Workforce initiatives focus on continued growth in engineering, nursing, medicine and teacher education. • Strategic innovations include development of microcredentials, which provide alternative learning pathways directly aligned with high-demand skills requested by employers. • To fully fund the concurrent enrollment program for high school seniors and juniors will require an additional Oklahoma State Regents investment of $4 million. for Higher Education • For every $1 of state appropriations invested, the state system of higher education generates $9.40 in economic return. 405.225.9100 www.okhighered.org BY THE NUMBERS Economic Impact Glen D. Johnson • Every dollar invested in Connors State College generates $7.50 in economic output. Chancellor • Every dollar invested in Northeastern State University generates $6.10 in economic output. [email protected] • Every dollar invested in Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences generates $29.70 in economic output. • Every dollar invested in Oklahoma State University - Tulsa generates $4.20 in economic output. • Every dollar invested in Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology, Okmulgee generates $7.00 in economic output. LeeAnna McNally • Every dollar invested in University of Oklahoma - Tulsa generates $4.00 in economic output. Vice Chancellor for Governmental Relations Enrollment [email protected] • During the 2019-20 academic year, 19,863 students enrolled at institutions in or adjacent to District 16. Graduation • During the 2019-20 academic year, 3,330 students graduated from institutions in or adjacent to District 16.* Oklahoma’s Promise • In District 16, 242 students from the 2020 high school graduating class qualified for the Oklahoma’s Promise scholarship. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, in compliance with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights • Currently, 767 high school students in District 16 are enrolled in Oklahoma’s Promise. Act of 1964, Executive Order 11246 as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Americans • Since inception in 1992, 3,939 high school students from District 16 have received the Oklahoma’s Promise scholarship. with Disabilities Act of 1990 and other federal laws and regulations, do not discriminate on the basis of • During the 2019-20 academic year, nearly 1,300 students at public higher education institutions in or adjacent to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, handicap District 16 received approximately $6.1 million in scholarships from Oklahoma’s Promise. or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices or procedures. This includes, but is not limited to, Concurrent Enrollment admissions, employment, financial aid and educational services. This publication is issued by the Oklahoma • During the 2019-20 academic year, 992 students enrolled in 9,094 credit hours through concurrent courses at State Regents for Higher Education, as authorized by 70 O.S. 2001, Section 3206. Copies have not been institutions in or adjacent to District 16. printed but are available through the agency website at www.okhighered.org. Two printout copies have been * deposited with the Publications Clearinghouse of the Figure does not include students at Oklahoma State University-Tulsa and University of Oklahoma-Tulsa. Oklahoma Department of Libraries..